by Keith Koffler | January 05, 2020 President Trump Sunday said the United States would not abandon its airbase in Iraq unless the country paid billions for the cost […]
Published Sun, Jan 5 2020 by Joanna Tan CNBC @tan_joanna Key Points Tensions in the Middle East spiraled last week after Trump called for a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad […]
Friday’s rally recognized Trump’s need to retain the loyalty of the evangelical voting bloc that propelled him to victory in 2016 Richard Luscombe in Miami @richlusc Sat 4 Jan 2020 They came to pray with their president, though in truth many came just to worship him. Donald Trump’s Friday […]
Mourners weep and beat chests as coffins of those killed in US drone strike pass through Baghdad’s streets Ghaith Abdul-Ahad in Baghdad Sat 4 Jan 2020 Iraqi militiamen march and […]
Source: Huffington Post By Daniel Marans The post-9/11 generation is a core of the Vermont senator’s White House campaign coalition. When the Democratic presidential candidates announced their reactions to Thursday’s […]
The Guardian – There has been no shortage of US attempts to remove foreign adversaries through highly dubious legal or ethical means Ed Pilkington in New York @edpilkington Sat 4 […]
Tehran will likely take time to consider its options, with few having expected the US president to go for the jugular like this Robert Fisk @indyvoices Is this war by […]
By Marina Pitofsky – 01/03/20 THE HILL The move is a major escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran, with Iran vowing “harsh retaliation” in response. Former Vice […]
Ahmed Aboulenein BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Rival Shi’ite political leaders on Friday called for American troops to be expelled from Iraq after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad killed a […]
Global Village Space AFP -January 3, 2020 The world reacted with alarm on Friday after top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US strike in Iraq, with leaders […]
Mixed reaction to the news that Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani died in a targeted strike by the United States at Baghdad International Airport. By Neil Vigdor THE NEW YORK TIMES Jan. 2, 2020 The killing of a top commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in a targeted strike by the […]
Killing of Quds commander takes Trump presidency into dangerous territory By David Gardner for the FINANCIAL TIMES The US air strike on Baghdad airport that killed General Qassem Soleimani, commander […]
Politics January 3, 2020 TEHRAN– Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei conveyed a message and expressed his deep condolences on the martyrdom of Commander of IRGC Quds […]
Politics January 3, 2020 TEHRAN– Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has released a statement on the US assassination of IRGC Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani. Iranian Foreign […]
Militia group orders pullout after breach that has badly damaged US-Iraq relations Julian Borger in Washington and agencies in Baghdad Wed 1 Jan 2020 P Iranian-backed militants have withdrawn from […]
December 31, 2019 http://www.tehrantimes.com TEHRAN- Dozens of protesters broke into the U.S. embassy compound in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday after smashing the main door and setting fire […]
Israeli-based group uses Facebook to spread disinformation to more than a million followers around the world, singling out Muslim US congresswomen Inside the hate factory: how Facebook fuels far-right […]
1 of 13 Full Screen Autoplay GO TO SOURCE FOR ALL PHOTOS … Diplomats were trapped inside as hundreds of angry supporters of an Iran-backed militia protested […]
December 29, 2019 By RFE/RL An Iranian-backed militia has vowed revenge for U.S. military strikes in Iraq and Syria that killed 25 militants. The United States said on December […]
Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said Monday he was willing to work with Iran-backed militia groups – his political rivals – to end the United States’ military presence in Iraq […]